The end of leg 9 might have been the best end result we've seen so far? Like yes it was a luck task, but luck didn't matter at all because the elimination was due to a mistake on the part of a team, which we almost never see on HaMerotz? Plus after Tia & Fay looked dead to rights AND THEN Nissim & Orel looked dead to rights, they both survive over a team that I didn't like nearly as much as those two.

Also can we agree that rock task was unfair because it punished teams that weighed more by making them do more work?

Really happy Nisim and Orel survived. However, Gili and Tali I loved them so much. One of my all-time favorites. Sad they had to leave because of such a mistake but at least Nisim and Orel are still in it.

This was the best leg of the season thus far. Not even kidding. I really enjoyed every single task in Shanghai, including the last one. Fantastic leg, all around!

It was neat that they wrote out the contestants' names in Chinese during the Home Shopping Channel task, though there was a bit of weirdness.

Fey was 仙女 (Xiānnǚ) which literally means fairy, though that's where 'Fey' comes from in the first place.Tia was 阮文绍 (Ruǎn Wénshào). I really don't know where this name comes from...?

Haviv was 善良 (Shànliáng) meaning kindness or kind-hearted. I believe that's the meaning of Haviv as well.Itzak was 艾萨克 (Ài sà kè), which is "Isaac"

Karin was 卡琳 (Kǎ lín) and...Ariel was 阿里尔 (Ā lǐ ěr), which matches their names...but the editors put the names under the wrong people! Oops! 卡琳 was under Ariel's head.

Nisim was 奇迹 (Qíjī), which means "miracle", also the base of Nisim's name (I should know, Google Translate kept spitting out "Miracle" when his name shows up, bleh...)Orel was 口头 (Kǒutóu) which literally means "oral", as in "related to the mouth". I think something got a bit lost in translation here...

Eyal and Sid were 石灰 & 羚羊 (Shíhuī & Língyáng) meaning lime (as in, the fruit) and gazelle (as in the animal)...I have no idea which is which, or why these were picked.

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that was a good leg but tbh the entire time I felt that the issues present early this season re: boot order and predictability are still present even now; I literally could have skipped this episode and I'd have missed nothing except for Fay celebrating her birthday to ~Yom Huledet~ (all the Eurovision entries that keep getting airplay <3333)

For how argumentative Nisim & Orel can get it's quite an accomplishment that they made it this far.

Indeed. And that's, wow. Even for me. Well done for the team.

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and organizers wanted to brought them back, ...I'm all right. That's because when it comes to voting, for example, especially since the first leg, people might think that "they're completely underdog, completely finished last in the first NEL so we could expect they'd be gone sooner or later" but then they went to Final 5--so they're not remarked as "vulnerable by consensus" and only handful of people voted for them without they being Yielded/U-Turned. If I'm confusing on this wish, just ask me, but my mind has gone pretty wild in this season at this point.

Can't wait for the next leg though. It'll be tonight IDT. And since it's Final 4...

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...there'll be no Yield, no U-Turn, and it all came down to how skillful the team is? Good luck teams!And yes, the cutting of episodes are real (we're on ep22 rn while usually F4 take place at ep30-ish according to the last two seasons), idk why I love this form but not sure whether or not I feel something is missing or this pace is enough... anybody has a say on this?

For how argumentative Nisim & Orel can get it's quite an accomplishment that they made it this far.

Indeed. And that's, wow. Even for me. Well done for the team.

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ps: This is a wild wish, but if there's a returnee season

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not that one that's already discussed somewhere in RFF

and organizers wanted to brought them back, ...I'm all right. That's because when it comes to voting, for example, especially since the first leg, people might think that "they're completely underdog, completely finished last in the first NEL so we could expect they'd be gone sooner or later" but then they went to Final 5--so they're not remarked as "vulnerable by consensus" and only handful of people voted for them without they being Yielded/U-Turned. If I'm confusing on this wish, just ask me, but my mind has gone pretty wild in this season at this point.

Can't wait for the next leg though. It'll be tonight IDT. And since it's Final 4...

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...there'll be no Yield, no U-Turn, and it all came down to how skillful the team is? Good luck teams!And yes, the cutting of episodes are real (we're on ep22 rn while usually F4 take place at ep30-ish according to the last two seasons), idk why I love this form but not sure whether or not I feel something is missing or this pace is enough... anybody has a say on this?

Is HMLM 7 still produced by ActiveTV? this season is shorter than five previous ones, plus this season contains many luck tasks before pitstop. Number of episodes per each season (recap excluded)Season 1 had 20 episodes (2 per legs)Season 2 had 27 episodesSeason 3 had 31 episodesSeason 4 had 34 episodesSeason 5 had 36 episodesSeason 6 had 40+ episodes

For how argumentative Nisim & Orel can get it's quite an accomplishment that they made it this far.

Indeed. And that's, wow. Even for me. Well done for the team.

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ps: This is a wild wish, but if there's a returnee season

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not that one that's already discussed somewhere in RFF

and organizers wanted to brought them back, ...I'm all right. That's because when it comes to voting, for example, especially since the first leg, people might think that "they're completely underdog, completely finished last in the first NEL so we could expect they'd be gone sooner or later" but then they went to Final 5--so they're not remarked as "vulnerable by consensus" and only handful of people voted for them without they being Yielded/U-Turned. If I'm confusing on this wish, just ask me, but my mind has gone pretty wild in this season at this point.

Can't wait for the next leg though. It'll be tonight IDT. And since it's Final 4...

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...there'll be no Yield, no U-Turn, and it all came down to how skillful the team is? Good luck teams!And yes, the cutting of episodes are real (we're on ep22 rn while usually F4 take place at ep30-ish according to the last two seasons), idk why I love this form but not sure whether or not I feel something is missing or this pace is enough... anybody has a say on this?

Is HMLM 7 still produced by ActiveTV? this season is shorter than five previous ones, plus this season contains many luck tasks before pitstop. Number of episodes per each season (recap excluded)Season 1 had 20 episodes (2 per legs)Season 2 had 27 episodesSeason 3 had 31 episodesSeason 4 had 34 episodesSeason 5 had 36 episodesSeason 6 had 40+ episodes

I think HMLM is no longer produced by ActiveTV as the company left out of Amazing Race production a few years ago. Reshet now produces the show.

So while there were definitely hints throughout previous episodes, the first episode for leg 11 confirmed that Eyal, Sid and Itzhak are all gay. All three of them had someone during the loved ones meeting that was identified on screen as "(name)'s partner," and Sid said something in a confessional about his mother's reaction to him "coming out of the closet." Also for what it's worth, Haviv & Itzhak sometimes refer to each other using feminine pronouns (it might be more than I think, I'm not paying attention). That's rather interesting.

Also really sad to see Nissim & Orel go, I for sure thought they would get to the pit stop before Eyal & Sid's yield ran out. But given how we should have lost them on leg 1 (seriously, has there ever been a NEL with 12 teams before?) I'm gonna count my blessings that we managed to get so much of them.

So while there were definitely hints throughout previous episodes, the first episode for leg 11 confirmed that Eyal, Sid and Itzhak are all gay. All three of them had someone during the loved ones meeting that was identified on screen as "(name)'s partner," and Sid said something in a confessional about his mother's reaction to him "coming out of the closet." Also for what it's worth, Haviv & Itzhak sometimes refer to each other using feminine pronouns (it might be more than I think, I'm not paying attention). That's rather interesting.

So while there were definitely hints throughout previous episodes, the first episode for leg 11 confirmed that Eyal, Sid and Itzhak are all gay. All three of them had someone during the loved ones meeting that was identified on screen as "(name)'s partner," and Sid said something in a confessional about his mother's reaction to him "coming out of the closet." Also for what it's worth, Haviv & Itzhak sometimes refer to each other using feminine pronouns (it might be more than I think, I'm not paying attention). That's rather interesting.

Thank you, jfarbzz! I'll add that to their tags on the TAR Fandom

You can also add Adi & Meitar from last season, Adi mentioned a few times that she was a lesbian.

"China Rush" travel agency?? At first I thought this was going to be a weird crossover with the cancelled TAR China Rush and teams would meet Allan Wu. Why can't I ever find anything in Shanghai by googling? :c

I don't understand the rules of the stinky tofu task. I couldn't tell if they had to make four necklaces, or four each, and how exactly eating a bowl of tofu factors into that. Does eating the bowl 'replace' one necklace?

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...and how exactly eating a bowl of tofu factors into that. Does eating the bowl 'replace' one necklace?

If teams wish to not make the necklace, they must eat the stinky tofu.

I have a question for you, since the finale is airing on Sunday: did people in Israel get tired of how long the last few seasons were? Because this season is significantly shorter than seasons 4-6 that all had around 40 episodes.

I have a question for you, since the finale is airing on Sunday: did people in Israel get tired of how long the last few seasons were? Because this season is significantly shorter than seasons 4-6 that all had around 40 episodes.

They did, actually. While all reality shows here last twice as long as US ones, TAR was the one most heavily criticized as the show was supposed to be a fast-paced race, and felt unnecessarily long.